Enlistment Bonus Program
The Enlistment Bonus (EB) is a monetary incentive offered to qualified individuals
who enlist in the Regular Army for duty in a specific MOS.
The EB is designed to increase the number of quality (test score category I-IIIA)
enlistments in MOSs that are critical and have inadequate first-term manning levels. To ensure success of the EB
program, periodic analysis of manpower requirements and recruiting objectives is conducted. Based on the analysis,
additions and deletions are made to the list of bonus MOSs, along with bonus level adjustments.
The maximum bonus level was increased from $8000 to $12,000 on 5 March 1997. Current
bonus levels range from $1,000 to $12,000.
The eligibility criteria is:
o High school diploma graduate.
o AFQT score of 50 or higher.
o Non-prior service.
o Must enlist for a period of 3 or more years.
Policy and procedures for the EB program are contained in AR 601-210, Regular
Army and Army Reserve Enlistment Program, Chapter 5.
Information Courtesy of U.S. Army
